On the day that the royal guards received Halls and returned to the Capital Star, the Limu Empireâs emperor received news that the crown prince was back safe and sound.
âThank you, Weiya!â The emperor said to the medal hanging behind him gratefully.
In the following days, the emperor would inquire about the crown princeâs location at least once a day, and the remaining number of days it would take for him to reach the Capital Star.
âOh, his optical computer and desk are almost full from countless messages.â The emperor sighed softly.
After countless sighs, the palace attendant finally informed him, âThe crown princeâs spacecraft has reached the Capital Starâs portâŠâ
The emperor pondered for a moment, then immediately ordered, âCover the entrance of the palace with a red carpet. Perhaps he likes fireworks? We can illuminate the sky with some fireworks⊠what color is good?â
The attendant spoke again, ââŠThe crown prince said that there isnât any Omega.â
The emperor instantly paused, âWhat did you say?â
Thatâs not all, the attendant thought. He added, âHis Highness even said that he wouldnât be returning to the palace immediately. He will be heading off somewhere first.â
âWhat kind of place is that for it to be more important than bringing his Omega home?â The emperor frowned.
The attendant replied in a daze, âNo one knows His Highnessâ plans.â
The emperor fell silent for a moment before saying, âGo and prepare my hovercraft!â
Just as the emperor boarded his hovercraft and headed off to the port, the crown prince left the port with Qin Yi.
âWeâre on our way to Meili Bankâs head office now.â He said.
Qin Yi narrowed his eyes, then leaned back on his chair lazily with a glass of juice in his hand. He nodded lightly and answered, âThatâs great.â
Halls also relaxed a little and sat down next to Qin Yi. Although the sweet pheromone scent seemed to be lingering around his nose again, it didnât rush in strongly like before, making him seem unapproachable.
At this time, soft breathing sounds drifted into his ears.
Halls turned to look and discovered that Kilia had fallen asleep.
The âladyâsâ eyes were closed, and her serene expression was even more beautiful than the treasured âlotus paintingâ in his palace. Hallsâ breathing also unconsciously relaxed.
At this moment, the guard said in a stunned voice, âYour High⊠Sir, it seems that traffic control is in progress ahead.â
Is it because Iâm back? Halls frowned. He was no stranger to such scenes.
Halls stood up and looked at the âladyâ once more before turning to walk out.
âHelp me connect to the person in charge of controlling this road.â
âUnderstood.â
Halls closed the door, ensuring that the âladyâ resting inside wouldnât overhear anything. The communicator on his wrist lit up and the face of a middle-aged man soon appeared in front of him.
The man hardly seemed to recognize who he was the moment he laid eyes on him, but because the communication encryption he received had the special royal imprint on it, he still voiced out in a trembling voice even if he couldnât believe it, âCrown Prince⊠Your Highness?â
âMn.â Halls didnât want to engage in small talk with him and went straight to the point, âLet my spacecraft pass.â
âYes⊠understood⊠but why are you not driving your personal spacecraft?â
Halls didnât answer him and only looked at him silently.
The middle-aged man immediately realized he shouldnât have asked and hurriedly added, âIâll release your spacecraft immediately. The main reason is that Meili Bankâs heir has just returned from the Alliance today and will be going to the head office to oversee something. As you know, theyâve always been paying high taxes to the Empire, so upon the bankâs requestâŠâ
The middle-aged man suddenly paused, âMy apologies, I spoke nonsense again.â
However, Hallsâ face instantly changed.
He stared at the middle-aged man and asked in a low voice, âWhat did you say? Why the traffic control? Say it again.â
The young heir to the empire looked frosty and the hideous wounds on his face added a sense of ruthlessness and ferocity to him.
This look was something that usually couldnât be seen on the crown princeâs face at all.
The man almost thought that he was talking to an entirely different person.
Finally, the middle-aged man spent three minutes explaining what was happening in detail. In the end, his hands were shaking when he cut off communications.
He only knew that he was extremely scared of the crown prince right now, but he didnât know that there was a huge storm in said crown princeâs heart right now.
He had lied to Kilia, saying that he was the heir of Meili Bank.
This was while the true heir had already arrived near the bank.
This was a case of the fake goods meeting the real deal!
âYour Highness, w-whatâs the matter? Is there a problem?â One of Hallsâ royal guards asked, his voice trembling.
Ever since the crown prince had disappeared and reappeared, there seemed to be something off about him.
He was in a rush on the way back and insisted on guarding that Beta beauty. He even refused to lie for an extra hour in the medical cabin.
Halls suddenly turned around and asked softly, âIf you lied and now the lie is about to be exposed, what would you do?â
The guard: âKill⊠kill the other party?â
Halls: ââŠâ
Halls: âAre you dumb?â
The guard dropped his head, spiritless.
At this moment, the sound of knuckles rapping on the door came from behind Halls.
When Qin Yi opened his eyes, he discovered that there was no one around him. He didnât want an accident to occur again on this trip, so he went straight to the door.
He knocked on the door and asked, âAre you here?â
Halls was very receptive to his voice, almost as if only Kilia remained in his eyes, and everyone else would be ignored.
Only god knew that Qin Yi had forgotten what his name was again, only remembering that it was something with a stone in it.
Halls: âIâm here.â
At the same time, Halls gave a new order to his royal guards through his communicator.
ăKidnap the heir of Meili Bank.ă
ă???ă
For a while, his private channel was full of question marks, but Halls didnât look down again. He quickly opened his eyes and locked eyes with Qin Yi.
âYouâre awake?â Halls asked.
âMn.â Qin Yi nodded, then looked down at his wrist, âYour communicator is ringing.â
Halls: âItâs not important.â
Qin Yi didnât question any further. He turned and looked out of the spacecraft. It was completely empty throughout the entire flight path. One would be able to see the silver lights of the building in the distance at a glance, and the symbol of the sunflower that was floating.
Qin Yi: âWe seem to⊠have reached Meili Bank.â
So fast?
Halls lowered his gaze. All the muscles in his body instantly stiffened.
Meili Bankâs staff obviously knew what the true heir looked like, so he couldnât directly pass himself off as the heir.
Moreover, the weight of his lie would become heavier if he impersonated the heir.
Halls: âMy bodyguards will accompany you in first. I have to handle some affairs.â
He said this while pointing to the communicator that he previously labeled as âunimportantâ.
Qin Yi nodded nonchalantly. In any case, he didnât have to spend a single cent. On the contrary, he had even made a hundred million while reaching Meili Bank safely.
He could finish the rest by himself. Of course, if there were bodyguards, it would ensure that he wouldnât be targeted by criminals after taking his inheritance away.
He currently looked too similar to those weaklings that were easily bullied.
Halls quickly watched as Qin Yi got off the spacecraft.
The entire view of Meili Bank gradually came into sight. The towering building seemed to be almost up in the clouds, and there was a long red carpet in front of the golden doors. A dozen small robots were holding flowers and dancing.
All that was left was the release of the banner, celebrating XXX written on it.
âIs there a festival going on today?â Qin Yi walked forward and asked.
The staff smiled and answered, âOur Young Master Alfred is coming here for an inspection, and we will be suspending the handling of large transactions todayâŠâ
Qin Yi: ââŠâ
Was it too late for him to kill this Alfred now?
There were other people near him who were also held up. They said in dissatisfaction, âWhat? Is that also the reason for the traffic control today?â
âThe one whoâs coming is old Gladstoneâs son?â
âWhat? The new heir to Meili Bank?â
Qin Yi instantly turned around.
Huh? The heir?
Isnât that the youth on board the spacecraft behind him?
At this moment, Halls looked down at his communicator. It was about to be overwhelmed by the influx of messages.
ăYour Highness, youâre back?ă
ăYour Highness, think twice!ă
ăYour Highness, why do you want to kidnap little Gladstone? If he did anything wrong, Iâm willing to bring him to apologize to Your Highnessă
ă!!!ă
Only then did Halls realize that his hand was too quick just now, and that order had been sent to many people.
Halls frowned unhappily. He replied to the last message sent.
ăHurry up and bring him over, Iâm outside Meili Bankă
The one who sent that message to Halls was the son of the Finance Minister, Henry.
Henry unexpectedly had contact with the real little Gladstone. For a little while, Halls even had the thought of making Henry back up his identity, but the idea was quickly suppressed.
No lie could last for a long time. Halls had done this several times in the past when he had noticed his ministerâs young age and tried to deceive him.
On the other end, Henry immediately turned to ask the man beside him after receiving the news, âHow could you have offended the Crown Prince?â
The man also looked puzzled, âI-I donât knowâŠâ
âWe have to go over right now! Forget about the inspection first. The crown prince of the empire has absolute power and authority. Once he gets angry, it wonât end with just kidnapping you, He may even kill you right awayâŠâ Henryâs voice shook as he spoke while he brought his man down from the hovercraft.
It turned out that their hovercraft had just reached nearby.
At that moment, the staff at the door saw their figures and an expression of joy could be seen on their faces, âYoung Master!â
But just as they started shouting, they watched their Young Master being taken to another hovercraft.
ââŠWhatâs the matter?â
âWhy did the Young Master leave again?â
At this moment, Qin Yi looked back thoughtfully.
He asked, âIs he the young master?â
The staff: âYes.â
Qin Yi: âOh.â
Just as Zheng Yiâan had said, the youth had indeed lied to him.